• DocumentCode
    2853597
  • Title

    A Complex of Multi-Frequency at 3GHz, 5.6GHz, 20GHz and 37GHz, Polarimetric, Combined, Short Pulse, Short Range Action Radar- Radiometers for Soil and Snow Remote Sensing and Surveillance

  • Author

    Hambaryan, Astghik ; Arakelyan, A.K. ; Manukyan, M.R. ; Karyan, V.V. ; Hovhannisyan, G.G. ; Darbinyan, S.

  • Author_Institution
    ECOSERV, Remote Obs. Centre Co. Ltd., Yerevan
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    July 31 2006-Aug. 4 2006
  • Firstpage
    698
  • Lastpage
    701
  • Abstract
    A complex of polarimetric (dual polarization), spatio- temporally combined active-passive devices of S (~3GHz), C (~5.6GHz), Ku (~0GHz), and Ka (~37GHz) band of frequencies is represented, for bare and vegetated soils, waved water surface and land snow cover microwave reflective and emissive characteristics multi-frequency, polarimetric, simultaneous and spatially coincident measurements. The complex is dedicated to solve problems applied to soil (bear and vegetated) and snow moistures retrieval, to near water surface wind and wave field parameters retrieval, by synergetic application of various kind microwave means of remote sensing, as well as applied to surface and sub-surface targets detection and identification tasks solution. The complex is set in ECOSERV Remote Observation Centre´s control-test experimental site, in Armenia, which is equipped by facilities for microwave devices absolute calibration, by spatially distributed stations for in-situ measurements of soil and moistures and temperatures, and has a local meaning small weather station. This paper has an aim to attract attention of researchers who are interested in such kind measurements and to invite them to perform their own or joint measurements using available facilities.
  • Keywords
    hydrology; radar polarimetry; radiometry; remote sensing by radar; snow; soil; ECOSERV Remote Observation Centre; frequency 20 GHz; frequency 3 GHz; frequency 37 GHz; frequency 5.6 GHz; land snow cover; microwave emissive characteristics; microwave reflective characteristics; multi-frequency polarimetric radar; radiometers; short range action radar; snow remote sensing; soil remote sensing; surveillance; waved water surface; Microwave devices; Microwave measurements; Moisture; Polarization; Radiometers; Remote sensing; Snow; Soil measurements; Surface waves; Surveillance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2006. IGARSS 2006. IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Denver, CO
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9510-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IGARSS.2006.183
  • Filename
    4241330